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on the next " washington ginsberg discusses the foreign-policy challenges ahead. after that, jeffrey of the senator for international studies on growing security fears in russia as the sochi olympic games draw near. then your phone calls and tweets. it is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think they're moving extremely fast. expires after five or 10 years. there is no facebook or twitter. historically what we have done is we have sliced human life into four slices. there is a resting phase. them alle should have at the same time. we should play. we should learn. the world moves so fast. we really have to stay up-to- date. >> new year's day on c-span. ceo's of the deaths of the, twitter and others on higher education and data. hutchison on who shape texas. on c-span three, american history television. the of civil rights leaders share their memories of the civil rights era at 8:00 30. -- 8:30 p.m. >> as 2013 began a, the issue of gun violence was fresh on americans mind. the newton shootings had just happened in connecticut. over the next hour, on "year in
on the next " washington ginsberg discusses the foreign-policy challenges ahead. after that, jeffrey of the senator for international studies on growing security fears in russia as the sochi olympic games draw near. then your phone calls and tweets. it is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think they're moving extremely fast. expires after five or 10 years. there is no facebook or twitter. historically what we have done is we have sliced human life into four slices. there is a...
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vice president cheney's next stop after meeting to advise house republicans on foreign policy this week was another speaking gig at the republican national committee spring meeting in los angeles. the official national republican party meeting. this year is aimed specifically at the challenge of, quote, broadening the republican party's appeal with voters. so congressional republicans called in dick cheney for advice on foreign policy matters, and the national republican party turned to dick cheney for advice on broadening the party's appeal. because when you think broad appeal to the electorate, do you think dick cheney? now to be fair, the rnc didn't just turn to dick cheney on this matter. they decided to bring in other experts as well. again, the stated aim of the republican party's national meeting right now in los angeles is to reach out to new voters, specifically asian-americans, blacks, hispanics and young people. so to do that, to make that outreach, the party decided to bring in the aforementioned dick cheney. also they decided to bring in one of the people who runs the brigh
vice president cheney's next stop after meeting to advise house republicans on foreign policy this week was another speaking gig at the republican national committee spring meeting in los angeles. the official national republican party meeting. this year is aimed specifically at the challenge of, quote, broadening the republican party's appeal with voters. so congressional republicans called in dick cheney for advice on foreign policy matters, and the national republican party turned to dick...
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made us safer militarized foreign policy doesn't make us safer and i think that armed encampments and arming our homes and the idea that arming our schools is going to make us safer you know it's tends to be the opposite evidence would suggest and there's not a single case in the sixty two mass murders that have taken place over the last thirty years the mass shootings there's not a single claes where someone with a gun has been able to intervene even when trained law enforcement is on the scene ice is a very dangerous sea richard wanted to respond we're going to have to take one quick break richard you guys all great points made coming up while report on newtown one year after the massacre that left twenty eight people dead and explore what's been done politically so. is that they pulled a stick around. i've got a quote for you. that's pretty tough. stay with substory. let's get this kind of like it would smear about time instead of working for the people most issues the mainstream media works for each other driver i'm stationed. on. the road but alone. if. it was a. very hard to tak
made us safer militarized foreign policy doesn't make us safer and i think that armed encampments and arming our homes and the idea that arming our schools is going to make us safer you know it's tends to be the opposite evidence would suggest and there's not a single case in the sixty two mass murders that have taken place over the last thirty years the mass shootings there's not a single claes where someone with a gun has been able to intervene even when trained law enforcement is on the...
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policy. they understand something. because we don't think in terms of top-down control. they think in terms of let's debate one-on-one we will take over the university system and use it as a club to leverage millions of young people to believe that leftwingers are bad human beings and we will force everybody who is mildly conservative out of hollywood in order to leverage our point of view down the throats of the american people. they do with drug to nonprofits. the combined with the government. look at what president obama adjusted and shifting his campaign into a 501c4 lobbying groups and opened the door to funding that lobbying group from the government president obama is somebody who really understands the battle, understands the fight, very, very smart and understands that he can use outside institutions like the matters, organizing for action, what was obama for america. you can use as institutions to put positions. he cannot do it as the president of the united states and combines with
policy. they understand something. because we don't think in terms of top-down control. they think in terms of let's debate one-on-one we will take over the university system and use it as a club to leverage millions of young people to believe that leftwingers are bad human beings and we will force everybody who is mildly conservative out of hollywood in order to leverage our point of view down the throats of the american people. they do with drug to nonprofits. the combined with the...
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release will now be permitted to return to third party countries also included in the bill are new policies for the military regarding how soldiers will report sexual assault. and a suspected u.s. drone has mistakenly targeted a wedding convoy in yemen's al base up province after intelligence documents eroni asli reported that the vehicles were carrying al qaeda militants this is all according to yemeni national security officials who say that at least thirteen yemenis have been killed twenty two injured with nine in critical condition the wedding convoy had been travelling in the city of rada and it consisted of eleven different vehicles officials say that four of them were specifically targeted in the attack which left charred bodies and burnt out cars on the road among the killed were two prominent tribal leaders within the province residents and rada are outraged over what happened and have called on the yemeni government to put an end to drone strikes in the region yemeni security experts have argued that in many ways drones have backfired and perhaps played until al qaeda has favor ea
release will now be permitted to return to third party countries also included in the bill are new policies for the military regarding how soldiers will report sexual assault. and a suspected u.s. drone has mistakenly targeted a wedding convoy in yemen's al base up province after intelligence documents eroni asli reported that the vehicles were carrying al qaeda militants this is all according to yemeni national security officials who say that at least thirteen yemenis have been killed twenty...
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in foreign policy terms, vietnam changed us to the extent that this gulf disaster wasn't supposed to happen, and we weren't supposed to get into another war in which our leaders were not honest why we were getting into another war in the first place. we weren't supposed to do that again. we did do that again, but we thought that was not supposed to happen. the other way vietnam was supposed to have changed us as a country, specifically about the americans who fought there. long, very bloody, guerrilla by men who did not want to fight it but were made to and when they got home and too often with too much regularity, we failed to separate the men who had no choice to fight or the men who chose to fight from the fact the war they fought was an unpopular war. the more than 2.5 million veterans were not welcomed home the way they should have been. that translated too often to them not getting medical care and benefits and policy attention they deserved and had been promised when they went over there. after vietnam, however else it did or did not change us as a country, we vowed the way vi
in foreign policy terms, vietnam changed us to the extent that this gulf disaster wasn't supposed to happen, and we weren't supposed to get into another war in which our leaders were not honest why we were getting into another war in the first place. we weren't supposed to do that again. we did do that again, but we thought that was not supposed to happen. the other way vietnam was supposed to have changed us as a country, specifically about the americans who fought there. long, very bloody,...
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state has a very important role to play in our foreign policy, obviously, but also in the interagency relationships that you mentioned, homeland security, which, as you all knew, is a new agency. but they all connect. there is not an interest, not a connection point that doesn't affect all the other connection ,oints that serve our interests whether it's homeland interests, economic interest, diplomatic interests, and military interests, energy interest, cyber interest, whatever. they are all connected in. omen security, the way it is structured -- and i was there in the senate when we rolled up hascies and the one -- authorities in a rather significant for homeland security. we are still working through how we all work together. and that's ok. but i think another part of your question is how do you maximize and add value to each other for the bigger purpose and objective in this country? .ou are exactly right you have just identified in my opinion may be the most important dimension of where we will all have to go as government leaders in this country over the next few years and beyo
state has a very important role to play in our foreign policy, obviously, but also in the interagency relationships that you mentioned, homeland security, which, as you all knew, is a new agency. but they all connect. there is not an interest, not a connection point that doesn't affect all the other connection ,oints that serve our interests whether it's homeland interests, economic interest, diplomatic interests, and military interests, energy interest, cyber interest, whatever. they are all...
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countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies. leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today on the backs of our children and grandchildren, therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase america's debt limit. in 2008, candidate obama blamed president bush and called the growing debt unpatriotic. >> number 43 added 4 trillion dollars by his lonesome so that we now have over 9 trillion dollars of debt that we are going to have to pay back, $30,000 for every man, woman and child, that's irresponsible. it's unpatriotic. >> mike: unpatriotic. 9 trillion dollars in debt 2008. we're 16 1/2 trillion dollars in debt today. all right. joining me now, former house speaker newt gingrich. mr. speaker, great having you with me tonight. [applause] >> good to be with you, governor. i must say that was a terrific lead-in and one i kind of wish the president had seen. >> mike: well, i want to begin asking you, does it strike you as odd? the media hasn't really called the president acc
countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies. leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today on the backs of our children and grandchildren, therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase america's debt limit. in 2008, candidate obama blamed president bush and called the growing debt unpatriotic. >> number 43 added 4 trillion dollars by his lonesome so that we now have over 9 trillion dollars of debt that we...
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isn't just screwing up domestic policy it's screwing up foreign policy as well. according to a new report published in the hill president obama is has intent to sign an international arms trade treaty opposed by the national rifle association because the white house doesn't want to expend any more political capital on a treaty the n.r.a. insists is a gun grab by the united nations this arms treaty or a.t.t. which opens for signatures today was approved by the united nations general assembly in a one hundred fifty four to three votes on april second but considering it has to win two thirds approval in the n.r.a. own senate even if the president signs it this treaty it's unlikely to pass especially since more than half of the senate is already on record opposing the treaty largely because of lobbying by the n.r.a. so what's so bad about this treaty you may ask nothing well unless you're a genocidal warlord then you may have a problem with it that's because the main thrust of the treaty is a ban on ratifying states selling arms that could be used quote in the commis
isn't just screwing up domestic policy it's screwing up foreign policy as well. according to a new report published in the hill president obama is has intent to sign an international arms trade treaty opposed by the national rifle association because the white house doesn't want to expend any more political capital on a treaty the n.r.a. insists is a gun grab by the united nations this arms treaty or a.t.t. which opens for signatures today was approved by the united nations general assembly in...
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he's a hawk on foreign policy. he's supported privatizing social security. but he also sometimes takes positions where it's just senator mark kirk and the democrats. or it's just senator mark kirk and a handful of other republicans who are brave enough to defy their party and side with the democrats. like, for example, on the employment nondiscrimination act, senator kirk was not just one of the ten republicans who crossed party lines in order to support that anti-discrimination measure. he was a co-sponsor of the legislation. his very first speech of the floor of the senate once he came back from having a stroke was speaking in favor of that non-discrimination act. he's in the thumb up column on the issue of gay rights and discrimination, and a really interesting thing happened in the last few days involving senator mark kirk's office. in the home state of illinois, there's a group called the world congress of families, they're headquartered in rockford, illinois. the world congress of families is not just an anti-gay group. they're not a run of the mill an
he's a hawk on foreign policy. he's supported privatizing social security. but he also sometimes takes positions where it's just senator mark kirk and the democrats. or it's just senator mark kirk and a handful of other republicans who are brave enough to defy their party and side with the democrats. like, for example, on the employment nondiscrimination act, senator kirk was not just one of the ten republicans who crossed party lines in order to support that anti-discrimination measure. he was...
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just imagine a foreign leaders like alexander lukashenko or vladimir putin just showed up at anti e.u. protests and all garia greece are hungry to urge people to leave the e.u. and join up with the eurasian customs union obviously the mainstream media would be on fire scream that this is part of an attempt to usurp democracy and steal the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda and you know what they might be right about that but the weird thing is that for some reason the mainstream media isn't talking about foreign politicians speaking to and or possibly agitating protesters in ukraine like speaker of the lithuanian parliament loreto grows in india and e.u. vice president got sick put to sea of each and former polish pm jaroslav kaczynski he had the european union brassfield is just fine for their politicians to go to foreign countries and fire up protestors to start a pro e.u. revolution but then all their journalists write about is how russia is trying to put pressure on ukraine to not join the e.u. the obvious hypocrisy of this stinks all the way up to moscow but that's ju
just imagine a foreign leaders like alexander lukashenko or vladimir putin just showed up at anti e.u. protests and all garia greece are hungry to urge people to leave the e.u. and join up with the eurasian customs union obviously the mainstream media would be on fire scream that this is part of an attempt to usurp democracy and steal the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda and you know what they might be right about that but the weird thing is that for some reason the mainstream...
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those are your two foreign policy experts? those are your two foreign policy speeches? ten years out there was a major effort under way right now to make the war in iraq seem like it was a reasonable idea at the time. to make it seem like we were all in it together in making this unfortunate mistake when we made the decision to go in. actually, ten years ago today, you want to know what was happening around the world? ? in 600 cities around the world, including dozens of cities here in the united states there were mass street protests against it. not everybody was wrong about this. we didn't all blunder into this together because we all believed what that lousy intelligence turned up. it didn't go that way. there was a deliberate campaign to deceive the public, and it succeeded well enough to start a war based on threats and stories and evidence that were not true. and iftrue. and if the revisionism that we are experiencing right now ten years later is able to succeed then we are doomed to repeat this again as a country some day if we do not come to terms with what happ
those are your two foreign policy experts? those are your two foreign policy speeches? ten years out there was a major effort under way right now to make the war in iraq seem like it was a reasonable idea at the time. to make it seem like we were all in it together in making this unfortunate mistake when we made the decision to go in. actually, ten years ago today, you want to know what was happening around the world? ? in 600 cities around the world, including dozens of cities here in the...
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policy. the fundamental of the icelandic viewpoint. we built up a productive fishing sector in the last thirty years by scientifically lead decisions every year -- [inaudible] we said to our partners partner dispute we should extensive research and how it plays out. so we can make sure that we tweet this in responsible way and the same way we have done with other species -- [inaudible] or harpoon. the mackerel dispute is one of the early warnings in the fishing in the arctic are changing fundamentally due to the warming. >> we have a lot quo on fish. the next on mammal from a 9-year-old in the audience who said she was in iceland and noticed on a lot of menus she was serving plan. she dispd there was a plan to stop hunting whales. >> we actually stopped hunting actuallies when i was a member of parking lot. -- parliament. it was one of the most heated issue. what we have done in recent years is limited and scientifically based whaling which is -- to allow us to estimate in our more rigorous w
policy. the fundamental of the icelandic viewpoint. we built up a productive fishing sector in the last thirty years by scientifically lead decisions every year -- [inaudible] we said to our partners partner dispute we should extensive research and how it plays out. so we can make sure that we tweet this in responsible way and the same way we have done with other species -- [inaudible] or harpoon. the mackerel dispute is one of the early warnings in the fishing in the arctic are changing...
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policy. she will point out that she is not taking her positions supporting the iraq war, that she will run as maybe the margaret thatcher role you are to be as a woman, even if these days, you have to be positioned a bit more hawkish than the average democratic presidential nominee. what do you think? it's my belief. >> actually, that's a very good point, chris. look, if she wants to do one thing different from obama electorally, it will be to try to bring back appalachian state voters into the democratic party. let's be honest. it's because of race mainly that they abandoned the democratic party for obama in both 2008 and 2012. but those were big bill clinton states. now, she won't do as well as bill clinton did, but i think she can certainly reduce the margins of victory for republicans you know, in states from west virginia, arkansas, other state there's in the appalachian region. >> besides what she is, a caucasian white woman, what does she have to do -- i know exactly what you're talkin
policy. she will point out that she is not taking her positions supporting the iraq war, that she will run as maybe the margaret thatcher role you are to be as a woman, even if these days, you have to be positioned a bit more hawkish than the average democratic presidential nominee. what do you think? it's my belief. >> actually, that's a very good point, chris. look, if she wants to do one thing different from obama electorally, it will be to try to bring back appalachian state voters...
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. >> joining us now is michael o'hanlon, director of research and senior foreign policy fellow at the brookings institution and dana mill bink, a political columnist with "the washington post." dana, if i might begin with you, we all know of the fatigue with this conflict and the president's desire to bring the troops home. but given what we know of the relative immaturity of afghan forces alongside the continuing presence of the taliban, isn't it in our interest to walk slowly out of this conflict rather than too quickly? >> well, it may be in our national security interest to do that, martin, but there's been a great deal of anticipation that this conflict was coming to an end. we saw during the presidential campaign that they d republicans tried to make a big deal of squabbling over the details but they, too, were seeing a fairly rapid end to this, and this expedites it somewhat more quickly. so i think there's going to be a lot of crossing of fingers and hoping things don't turn into an even worse disaster there. but this had already been baked in the cake. there's no political wi
. >> joining us now is michael o'hanlon, director of research and senior foreign policy fellow at the brookings institution and dana mill bink, a political columnist with "the washington post." dana, if i might begin with you, we all know of the fatigue with this conflict and the president's desire to bring the troops home. but given what we know of the relative immaturity of afghan forces alongside the continuing presence of the taliban, isn't it in our interest to walk slowly...
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her foreign policy achievements were no less impressive. this was the era of detente. most people accepted that the soviet union was strong and successful and was here to stay, so we just had to learn to live with the fact that the soviet union was the other superpower. it was fashionable for political leaders to talk as though the soviet system was just different but no better and no worse than her own system of economics and government. margaret thatcher had no hesitation in pointing out the truth, that the soviet union and its satellites held their citizens in bondage, and she encouraged dissidents who sought freedom. in fact, it was a speech in 1976 when she was still leader of the opposition in which she warned about the soviet military build-up that caused a soviet army newspaper to coin her famous nickname, "the iron lady." together with president reagan, she sought every opportunity to undermine the soviet system until it collapsed. if this doesn't sound like a bold position today, it is only because reagan and thatcher were proven so profoundly right that ever
her foreign policy achievements were no less impressive. this was the era of detente. most people accepted that the soviet union was strong and successful and was here to stay, so we just had to learn to live with the fact that the soviet union was the other superpower. it was fashionable for political leaders to talk as though the soviet system was just different but no better and no worse than her own system of economics and government. margaret thatcher had no hesitation in pointing out the...
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your book is about how domestic policy really does influence ability to have foreign policy. >> let me say one thing, though, about syria, first, chris. i think there is something of an in between option. i think the president's moving in the right direction. i think some selective arming of the syrian opposition makes sense. >>> back to "hardball." now to the sideshow. jon stewart weighed in on what got congress moving last week to pass a bill ending the filibuster, actually sequester-related layoffs that were causing airport delays. >> why, perchance, that part of the sequester? >> a few hours after voting, members left capitol hill and headed to the airport for a week-long recess. >> oh, right. because it's the problem from the sequester that affects them. they don't care about meals on wheels unless it's rolling down an aisle. ladies and gentlemen, i take you to legislation theater. open on the house floor. what time does your plane take off? 8:00. 8:00? you better leave now. the lines are very long. why? you remember when we indiscriminately cut federal funding across the board be
your book is about how domestic policy really does influence ability to have foreign policy. >> let me say one thing, though, about syria, first, chris. i think there is something of an in between option. i think the president's moving in the right direction. i think some selective arming of the syrian opposition makes sense. >>> back to "hardball." now to the sideshow. jon stewart weighed in on what got congress moving last week to pass a bill ending the filibuster,...
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. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no. it's far more complicated than that. >> if confirmed, hagel will replace leon panetta as defense secretary and be the only republican in president obama's cabinet and the first vietnam veteran to hold that position. the transportation secretary who is also a republican expected to resign as well. this should be wrapped up with the senate vote for chuck hagel next week. >>> it's 4:06. a judge will decide whether to declare a mistrial days after a culpeper police officer was convicted of manslaughter. two dtionaries and a thesaurus. >> jurors looked over the definition of malice. daniel harmon-wright claimed he shot patricia cook when his arm was caught in her suv window when she tried to drive away. >> a local leader wants to crackdown on crime by banning something that many use to keep warm. faith wheeler is calling on a ban for ski masks. anyone over 16 can wear -- the attorney general says they rarely p
. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no. it's far more complicated than that. >> if confirmed, hagel will replace leon panetta as defense secretary and be the only republican in president obama's cabinet and the first vietnam veteran to hold that position. the transportation secretary who is also a republican expected to resign as...
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your book is about how domestic policy really does influence ability to have foreign policy. >> let me say one thing, though, about syria, first, chris. i think there is something of an in between option. i think the president's moving in the right direction. i think some selective arming of the syrian opposition makes sense. we can try diplomacy. i'm not sure what it will do. i'd even be in favor of limited cruise missile strikes. i'm trying to find, if you will, something of a goldilocks approach. i don't think we have unlimited stakes in syria. i don't think we ought to do unlimited things. on the other hand, i don't think we can simply walk away and say we have no interest or stake in its outcome. what we have to do is take a step back and look at this on the full chess board. we've got to think about the rest of the region and iran. we've got tre pen douse stakes in asia. as i argue in my new book, we have to put the bulk of our resources on rebuilding the bases of america power here at home or we won't be a world power even if we want to be several years down the road. >> it's al
your book is about how domestic policy really does influence ability to have foreign policy. >> let me say one thing, though, about syria, first, chris. i think there is something of an in between option. i think the president's moving in the right direction. i think some selective arming of the syrian opposition makes sense. we can try diplomacy. i'm not sure what it will do. i'd even be in favor of limited cruise missile strikes. i'm trying to find, if you will, something of a...
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just the foreign- policy support. famously, they both worked to sort of speak half-truths about the unsustainability of the soviet union, something that coincided with the placing of the soviet union under its own contradiction. some will tell you it was almost like moses parting the red sea. i don't think it was quite that. but clearly, the truth telling was not irrelevant. hope tonor ms. dissidents working behind the eastern bloc. domestically, they had a -- theyusly important were trying something very radical. they wanted a break with the economic policies of the past. the fact that they were not isolated, they could point to someone on the other side of the ocean in charge of this was important. that made quite a difference. you can see in the tributes paid to lady thatcher, people who work closely to president reagan saying it made a difference. he is not on his own. there is an impressive leader in europe who shares his ideas. host: was it vice versa for her in britain? guest: it was. famously, they got along w
just the foreign- policy support. famously, they both worked to sort of speak half-truths about the unsustainability of the soviet union, something that coincided with the placing of the soviet union under its own contradiction. some will tell you it was almost like moses parting the red sea. i don't think it was quite that. but clearly, the truth telling was not irrelevant. hope tonor ms. dissidents working behind the eastern bloc. domestically, they had a -- theyusly important were trying...
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countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies. leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today on the backs of our children and grandchildren, therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase america's debt limit. in 2008, candidate obama blamed president bush and called the growing debt unpatriotic. >> number 43 added 4 trillion dollars by his lonesome so that we now have over 9 trillion dollars of debt that we are going to have to pay back, $30,000 for every man, woman and child, that's irresponsible. it's unpatriotic. >> mike: unpatriotic. 9 trillion dollars in debt 2008. we're 16 1/2 trillion dollars in debt today. all right. joining me now, former house speaker newt gingrich. mr. speaker, great having you with me tonight. [applause] >> good to be with you, governor. i must say that was a terrific lead-in and one i kind of wish the president had seen. >> mike: well, i want to begin asking you, does it strike you as odd? the media hasn't really called the president acc
countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies. leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today on the backs of our children and grandchildren, therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase america's debt limit. in 2008, candidate obama blamed president bush and called the growing debt unpatriotic. >> number 43 added 4 trillion dollars by his lonesome so that we now have over 9 trillion dollars of debt that we...
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policy issue for the united states? >> it seems to me that we seem to forget apartheid in our own country. i was jailed for using the public library. i was jailed for trying to use -- my father -- lots of p.o.w.s didn't have the right to use toilets, hotels, motels. we couldn't use a toilet from texas to florida to maryland. we didn't have the right to vote. and so dr. king's victory was over skin color apartheid and political apartheid and changing world opinion. now, that same movement spilled over in a major way to be the impactful force for freedom in south africa against our own national policy at that time. we changed america's policy towards south africa by our own risk and sacrifice, because anti apartheid victory in america led to apartheid victory in south africa. >> rick, what do you think of that and the reverend's point about that interplay, relatively rare to have this kind of success and an international civil rights movement. >> well, we often forget that during the whole period of the cold war, there wa
policy issue for the united states? >> it seems to me that we seem to forget apartheid in our own country. i was jailed for using the public library. i was jailed for trying to use -- my father -- lots of p.o.w.s didn't have the right to use toilets, hotels, motels. we couldn't use a toilet from texas to florida to maryland. we didn't have the right to vote. and so dr. king's victory was over skin color apartheid and political apartheid and changing world opinion. now, that same movement...
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the speech focused on the president's foreign policy. kerry made the case for providing aid to other countries and spoke at the university of virginia. >>> well, jesse jackson, jr.'s political career has derailed further. he pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds. >> jk son entered a plea in federal court. prosecutors said he used the money for gifts including two hats belonging to emergency mrnlings a rolex watch and furniture. >> there is reason for optimism. a man that talented, a man that devoted to public service, a man who's done so much for so many, there will be another chap trp of jesse jackson. >> jackson is facing up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. he will be sentenced june 28th. >> you may have to start leaving for the airport even earlier. why we may see longer lines starts as sun as next month. >>> two major office supply chains are joining sources. we'll tell you about the deal between office depot and office max. >>> a cold windy day. waves rolling in in ocean city. man, it was cold on the beach and across
the speech focused on the president's foreign policy. kerry made the case for providing aid to other countries and spoke at the university of virginia. >>> well, jesse jackson, jr.'s political career has derailed further. he pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds. >> jk son entered a plea in federal court. prosecutors said he used the money for gifts including two hats belonging to emergency mrnlings a rolex watch and furniture. >> there is reason for optimism. a man...
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on foreign policy, america continues to be in indispensable to the role of global liberty. the world is a better place when america is the strongest makes on earth and we can't remain powerfulful we don't have an economy that can afford it. in the short time i've been here in washington, nothing has frustrated me more than false choices the president laid out tonight. the choices isn't just between big government or big business we need an account accountable and efficient government that allows government to create more jobs. republicans have passed a plan that replaces cuts with responsible spending reforms. in order to balance our budget the choice doesn't have to be higher taxes or dramatic benefit cuts for those in need. instead we should grow our economy so we can create new taxpayers and not new taxes so we can help those that truly can't help themselves. the truth every problem can't be solved by the government. many are cause by the moral breakdown in our society. the answer to these challenges lie primarily in our families and our faiths, not our politicians. desp
on foreign policy, america continues to be in indispensable to the role of global liberty. the world is a better place when america is the strongest makes on earth and we can't remain powerfulful we don't have an economy that can afford it. in the short time i've been here in washington, nothing has frustrated me more than false choices the president laid out tonight. the choices isn't just between big government or big business we need an account accountable and efficient government that...
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she was right on a considerable number of foreign policy issues. against those on both sides of the house and she was utterly determined that the people who still want to be british today should not be the victims of a fascist dictator. how some members should actually want this, i could not understand him and i still do not understand it today. when saddam hussein seized kuwait, she was actually touched by the preparations to oust him by force. some of these were very spineless. and i'm here to try to obtain a consensus. the end the debate, the house was told it was based not on supporting the united kingdom government, but on implementing united nations security council resolutions. she smiled a wry smile. she was much more farsighted than most united kingdom prime ministers about israel and the middle east. she gave him a direct instruction to coach the leaders of the communities and urged them to include the very sizable numbers in israel to labor in the forthcoming election. she genuinely found ways of getting the work done. there had been a m
she was right on a considerable number of foreign policy issues. against those on both sides of the house and she was utterly determined that the people who still want to be british today should not be the victims of a fascist dictator. how some members should actually want this, i could not understand him and i still do not understand it today. when saddam hussein seized kuwait, she was actually touched by the preparations to oust him by force. some of these were very spineless. and i'm here...
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. >>> john kerry will make his first foreign policy speech at the university of virginia. the state department says kerry will speak next wednesday about the importance of u.s. diplomacy. will be the first in a series he'll deliver across the country. >>> right now, nasa keeping a close eye on an astroid that's supposed to have a close call with earth. it's called 2012-da 14. will pass a little more than 17,000 miles from the earth's surface. it's about 150 feet in diameter, weighs about 143,000 tons. it is the closest an astroid of that size has come to earth in a century. experts are fairly confident it will miss us. >> fairly confident or absolutely confident? come on, tom. there's a big difference. we don't want it anywhere near earth, right? >> that's what the dinosaurs thought. it's going to be missing us. based on our technology and trajectory, looks like it will miss us. coming close later today. might be a breeze. upper 20s, light breeze right now on the surface. in the mid-20s parts of northern virginia. near 30 degrees in arlg -- it's cold near or below freezing
. >>> john kerry will make his first foreign policy speech at the university of virginia. the state department says kerry will speak next wednesday about the importance of u.s. diplomacy. will be the first in a series he'll deliver across the country. >>> right now, nasa keeping a close eye on an astroid that's supposed to have a close call with earth. it's called 2012-da 14. will pass a little more than 17,000 miles from the earth's surface. it's about 150 feet in diameter,...
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he's going to be focusing on security, foreign policy as well as the economy. we'll be listening in and give you an update on what he says, shortly. >>> we are following a developing story in syria right now. activists say a car bomb targeting a checkpoint wounded more than 20 soldiers. that attack happened in the same neighborhood that houses several embassies in a damascus. want to show you video posted online. this appears to show rebels attacking troop there's. nbc news cannot verify the authenticity of this video. >>> you can expect more fallout from the nsa secret surveillance programs. colorado senator mark udall says he will introduce a bill to limit what phone records the nsa can access. he thinks the nsa can only collect information from people with ties to terrorism. >> i don't think collecting millions and millions of americans' phone calls -- this is the meta data. this is time, place, to whom you direct the calls, is making this any safer. and i think it's a violation of the fourth amendment. >> you'll remember the federal agents arrested this man
he's going to be focusing on security, foreign policy as well as the economy. we'll be listening in and give you an update on what he says, shortly. >>> we are following a developing story in syria right now. activists say a car bomb targeting a checkpoint wounded more than 20 soldiers. that attack happened in the same neighborhood that houses several embassies in a damascus. want to show you video posted online. this appears to show rebels attacking troop there's. nbc news cannot...
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at 11:00, kerry will speak at the university of virginia about president obama's invests in foreign policy. after kerry addresses students and teachers in charlottesville, sits down with the president at the white house this afternoon. >>> still ahead, lance armstrong back in the spotlight today. we are going to tell you why coming up. >> a huge gas explosion rocks an upscale kansas city shopping district. this morning, cadaver dogs are still on the scene. we'll have an update coming up next. >> but first, a check of the markets right now shows the nasdaq at a 12-year high and the dow topping the 14,000 mark. the dow picked up 54 tuesday. the nasdaq added more than 21 points. overseas today, japan's nikkei was up almost 100 points. talk of more corporate mergers is sending asian and european markets higher today. >>> new this morning out of missouri, fire officials remain on the scene of a gas explosion that sparked a massive fire in a kansas city restaurant last night. ad candidate offer dogs spent hours searching through the rubble. no reported deaths but the blast did injure
at 11:00, kerry will speak at the university of virginia about president obama's invests in foreign policy. after kerry addresses students and teachers in charlottesville, sits down with the president at the white house this afternoon. >>> still ahead, lance armstrong back in the spotlight today. we are going to tell you why coming up. >> a huge gas explosion rocks an upscale kansas city shopping district. this morning, cadaver dogs are still on the scene. we'll have an update...
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policy. and there's no disagreement about that in my country. the parliament passed last year unanimously a policy resolution can which defined the icelandic objectives in the arctic. so together with the other nordic countries, we hope to play a constructive part, and an evidence of this was that a few months ago one of our able civil servants and officials was chosen as the first director-general of the secretariat of the arctic council. >> we have several currency questions. the icelandic krone, of course, is coming out of financial you are the policy. what would you consider the future of the krone, and are you at all considering any alternative currency for iceland? >> i think it's a positive indication of how we have moved off the financial crisis -- out of the financial crisis that i can come here to the national press club and only when six minutes are left, i get the question -- [laughter] on the financial issue. nobody would have believed that four or five years ago. but that is the
policy. and there's no disagreement about that in my country. the parliament passed last year unanimously a policy resolution can which defined the icelandic objectives in the arctic. so together with the other nordic countries, we hope to play a constructive part, and an evidence of this was that a few months ago one of our able civil servants and officials was chosen as the first director-general of the secretariat of the arctic council. >> we have several currency questions. the...
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defense and foreign policy rider. he has more than 30 years covering the middle east and all the hot spots. talking about wars assassinations and diplomatic security. welcome to the broadcast. thanks for joining us. first, i hate to use that wordy motion al because the secretary happens to be a woman and that's the first thing that some might go to. you wouldn't use that word for a man. to be quite frank she did let her emotions fly at one point getting very upset. when she had to stand there and receive the bodies. how would you characterize her appearance yesterday? >> she did get emotional because she knew chris stevens, the ambassador who got killed. he was quite an impressive diplomate. spoke fluent arabic. being a u.s. diplomate in hot zones involves danger. and there's a risk that one takes. probably no different than a foreign corespondent takes. if you are going to represent the united states in these countries you have to be there and on the ground. you can't do it from a far. and that's a point that hillary
defense and foreign policy rider. he has more than 30 years covering the middle east and all the hot spots. talking about wars assassinations and diplomatic security. welcome to the broadcast. thanks for joining us. first, i hate to use that wordy motion al because the secretary happens to be a woman and that's the first thing that some might go to. you wouldn't use that word for a man. to be quite frank she did let her emotions fly at one point getting very upset. when she had to stand there...
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we are ensuring that intelligence reports and activities are consistent with support of foreign policy and national security objectives in this includes a dedicated staff with significant expertise in this area, which is this as well as practical once in finding this with the diplomatic communications and the policymakers understand and can evaluate the proposed activities with potential foreign-policy consequences and this is part of the chief of mission overseas. madam chairman, if confirmed i believe i will bring extensive experience to the position of assistant secretary and i have served and a variety of demanding positions, both in washington and overseas, including most recent as secretary of the state department and the ambassador to greece. another firsthand the challenges facing the policymakers as well as the incredible demands on their time and attention and i appreciate the critical contribution that we have made and we continue to make in providing the president and the secretary of state and other policymakers who timely and independent wealth of his analysis on a broad
we are ensuring that intelligence reports and activities are consistent with support of foreign policy and national security objectives in this includes a dedicated staff with significant expertise in this area, which is this as well as practical once in finding this with the diplomatic communications and the policymakers understand and can evaluate the proposed activities with potential foreign-policy consequences and this is part of the chief of mission overseas. madam chairman, if confirmed...
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policy. but the biggest thing is that 1600 pennsylvania avenue is kind of a dangerous neighborhood. if you hang around there long enough, the odds start going against you. often the second term has been very tough for presidents. we'll see if this one can avoid that precedent. >> never heard it described that way. dangerous neighborhood. dangerous territory. >> yes. >> ron brownstein, nice to see you this morning. thank you very much. >>> next hour, what are we missing? is there an issue that no one is talking about now that will define the president's second term? we'll explore the possibilities. victor? >> all right. some of the drama at this year's sundance film festival is political. we'll talk with the stars of a couple documentaries that come straight out of the history books. >>> first i want to take you to a beautiful place, the foothills of the sierra nevada mountains. artists are working with doctors and scientists to create some mi mind-blowing products. gary tuchman has more in th
policy. but the biggest thing is that 1600 pennsylvania avenue is kind of a dangerous neighborhood. if you hang around there long enough, the odds start going against you. often the second term has been very tough for presidents. we'll see if this one can avoid that precedent. >> never heard it described that way. dangerous neighborhood. dangerous territory. >> yes. >> ron brownstein, nice to see you this morning. thank you very much. >>> next hour, what are we...
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mcdunna has worked on capitol hill as a foreign policy advisor to tom daschle and he served as a senior policy advisor on the 2008 campaign. he may be qualified for the spot, but he is another white male, which isn't going to go bar in quieting complaints that he is not bringing in enough adversity. ken salazar is also leaving, and that leaveings no latinos left. the president says we need to wait until all of his appointmentings are in place before passing judgment. an islamist group stormed a gas pumping station taking more than 44 workers hostage including three americans. now algearian forces have unleashed air strike on the station. they are unable to verify the report, the fighters reportedly storming the plant in retaliation. we're back after the break. ♪ hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm
mcdunna has worked on capitol hill as a foreign policy advisor to tom daschle and he served as a senior policy advisor on the 2008 campaign. he may be qualified for the spot, but he is another white male, which isn't going to go bar in quieting complaints that he is not bringing in enough adversity. ken salazar is also leaving, and that leaveings no latinos left. the president says we need to wait until all of his appointmentings are in place before passing judgment. an islamist group stormed a...
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i think richard nixon had a lot to offer as president on foreign policy. one of the things i have to say that richard nixon is he believed in the big play, or you call it a hail mary pass. he was willing to take huge risks. not all presidents are will do that. detente with th the soviet union with 20. so get a lot to offer presidents. but i do believe, i know this for a fact, there was an effort to make it difficult was it takes to become available. richard nixon, richard nixon by the way was totally in his right to assume that the tapes belonged to him. because every president until richard nixon owned their papers. the national archives didn't know that there were kennedy tapes until, until the nixon tape were released and the kennedy family dental the nation archives, you know that safe in the warehouse which we only have teased? there are tapes there. the national archives didn't know. and so president kennedy, president johnson and president nixon assumed that the tapes they were making would belong to them. well, when president nixon cut a deal, with
i think richard nixon had a lot to offer as president on foreign policy. one of the things i have to say that richard nixon is he believed in the big play, or you call it a hail mary pass. he was willing to take huge risks. not all presidents are will do that. detente with th the soviet union with 20. so get a lot to offer presidents. but i do believe, i know this for a fact, there was an effort to make it difficult was it takes to become available. richard nixon, richard nixon by the way was...
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. >>> john kerry will deliver his first foreign policy speech as secretary of state today. that's happening at the university of virginia. the state department says kerry will tell students and faculty about the role u.s. diplomacy plays in ordinary americans' lives. he plans to give more speeches in the coming weeks and months to explain why foreign policy is so important. uva was founded by thomas jefferson, who was the first secretary of state. >>> some of the richest people in the world went to the same school and one was a local university. the university of virginia ranked number 11 among schools with the largest number of living alumni worth more than $30 million. the cavaliers were also the top public school on the list. with alum niep worth about $31 billion. harvard ranked number one. combined $622 billion. the university of pennsylvania was second and stanford ranked third. >>> if you are one of those folks who gets up at the crack of down anxious to start your morning workout, you might have a skinny jeans apparently. we're not talking about pants here. scientis
. >>> john kerry will deliver his first foreign policy speech as secretary of state today. that's happening at the university of virginia. the state department says kerry will tell students and faculty about the role u.s. diplomacy plays in ordinary americans' lives. he plans to give more speeches in the coming weeks and months to explain why foreign policy is so important. uva was founded by thomas jefferson, who was the first secretary of state. >>> some of the richest...
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this time he is expected to focus on foreign policy, particularly syria. advisors say he will push for increased pressure for bashar al assad to resign and ask for military force to be included as a u.n. punishment. the meeting could also provide a huge break through in u.s./iran relations. the white house is considering the risk and rewards of meeting with the iranian president. rouhani has signaled a willingness to know ghosh yat. no meeting is planned but even a handshake would mark the first meeting in 30 years. >>> two more victims of the mass shooting at the navy yard will be laid to rest today. a funeral service for john roger johnson is being held in gaithersburg at 11:00 this morning. tonight a viewing is set for kathleen gaarde. a victim who survived the shooting is spending her first morning at home. a woman who suffered gunshot wounds to the shoulder was released yesterday afternoon. these are pictures of the emergency room as patients began to arrive a little more than a week ago. d.c. police officer scott williams remains in the hospital but
this time he is expected to focus on foreign policy, particularly syria. advisors say he will push for increased pressure for bashar al assad to resign and ask for military force to be included as a u.n. punishment. the meeting could also provide a huge break through in u.s./iran relations. the white house is considering the risk and rewards of meeting with the iranian president. rouhani has signaled a willingness to know ghosh yat. no meeting is planned but even a handshake would mark the...
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john kerry will talk about president obama's investments in foreign policy. after he addresses students and teachers, he'll sit down with the president at the white house this afternoon. >> president obama issues a dire warning just over a week before the dreaded budget sequester kicks in. if a deal isn't reached in congress, fox's doug luzader has the latest. >> reporter: tony, good morning. no one really expected we would be here. the sequester was designed to be unpleasant for democrats and republicans. doesn't look like they are going to be able to stop it. >> summoning first responders to the white house painting a dire picture of what kind of jobs will be cut. >> if congress allows this meat cleaver approach to take place, it will jeopardize our military readiness. this will -- >> republicans are quick to point out the is he questionster was the administration's idea and one the president defended when congress talked about eliminating it. >> my message to them is simple. no, i will veto any effort to get rid of those automatic spending cuts domestic an
john kerry will talk about president obama's investments in foreign policy. after he addresses students and teachers, he'll sit down with the president at the white house this afternoon. >> president obama issues a dire warning just over a week before the dreaded budget sequester kicks in. if a deal isn't reached in congress, fox's doug luzader has the latest. >> reporter: tony, good morning. no one really expected we would be here. the sequester was designed to be unpleasant for...
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. >> he said the surge would be dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. we are incorrect or correct? >> my reference to -- question, senator hagel. when john mccain and in 20008, he admitted hagel would have made a great addition to his cabinet. is not a sentiment he carried over. theon the side of recovery, over 157,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate rose to 7.9% in december. some good news -- some good economy, the dow jones industrial average is up to date. is the first time since of 2007 it broke 14,000. year the best start to any of dating back to 1994. two days awayt from the raven's facing the 40 in super bowl xlvii. where espnce is live has set up the ultimate football experience. week i have worn a masquerade mask. is a little face paint? almost game time. very appropriate. the super bowl celebration has transformed the city. this is jackson square, the downtown new of orleans. you can see what happened here. created a super bowl pavilion. watching theeen coverage this week, this is look at whatscenes this looks like here. you see the map
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writer us as the senior of foreign policy. thank you for joining us. first question. what i wanted to ask you about egypt. elected democratically president overturn in july. he has been held at an undisclosed location. we heard he will be put on trial in november. given the fact this was almost any other country in the world we would have cut off all of our aid, what are you opposed to what the president decided to do? i know you expressed concerns. can you tell us why. >> you have to look about the total picture. egypt has been a strategically important country to the united states for 30 or 40 years. a
writer us as the senior of foreign policy. thank you for joining us. first question. what i wanted to ask you about egypt. elected democratically president overturn in july. he has been held at an undisclosed location. we heard he will be put on trial in november. given the fact this was almost any other country in the world we would have cut off all of our aid, what are you opposed to what the president decided to do? i know you expressed concerns. can you tell us why. >> you have to...